Up for the Challenge: Part Three

In my third post for Better Homes & Gardens’ 48-Hour Challenge, I talk about how my plans for the front porch quickly changed when we went to buy our furniture.

When I first started planning our project, I had chosen two wicker chairs, a metal table, and a wooden glider. I had even created a digital mood board to see how everything would look together! Then we saw a great deal on a table and chair set that I hadn’t seen online, and suddenly the look went in a whole new direction.

You can read more about the shopping trip and the last-minute switcheroos over at BHG.com…

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ok
you must be in pain, no sleep and feeling enormous!
But
you are doing this???????
then it must be the nesting instinct kicking in !
So it must today that the baby is arriving!
Take a nice warm shower, put your feet up and enjoy the first day of the rest of your life being a beautiful mommy!

andi

I can’t find it on the Home Depot website anymore – I think it was some kind of special and they only had it for a week or so. It was a dark brown/black color, and all four chairs (with pads) plus the table were $199.

I’m loving this. Were those chairs already PINK at Home Depot? Surely not – that pink is your own personal spin on a ho-hum outdoor set. I’m certain :) Those are going to be perfection when painted! You can dream up all kinds of great pillows for that wicker loveseat/setee, too :) So excited to see it all done!!!

Wahoo! It’s looking lovely of course. We’re on the edge of our seat to see everyone’s finished product. I think it’s so funny that we were both all over that glider bench and some green pillows but we’re each embracing our first loves (yours: pink, ours: soft neutrals) and our porches will be pimped to the max without looking like twins. Can’t wait for the big reveal! Oh and happy baby day. Hope it’s today…

Denise

Holly

April 20, 2009 at 7:56 am

I’ve been looking at that patio set for awhile now and I was sold on it, but my boyfriend wasn’t. After seeing all done up in a mood board, I took him back and talked him into it! We actually bought two for our large back deck and plan on putting the tables together for seating for six (seems so modern to have two tables together!) and then can use the other two elsewhere with a side table. I plan to paint the “extras” a different color and add some colorful cushions to give a more eclectic feel! And hooray for the $149 price – we were able to get 2x the “equipment” for half of what we budgeted! glad to see you found the deal too – what a great challenge! hope the pink paint goes well – let us know on here so I have tips when I get around to doing mine!!! ;c)

Catherine

April 24, 2009 at 4:33 pm

I love the pink patio set. What a great idea to spray paint it! Kudos to you guys for getting everything done in a weekend. I just recently found your blog and find it so inspiring, so keep it up! Best wishes for a healthy and safe delivery of your baby.